Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Perspective on occupational radiation exposures at a hypothetical fusion power station

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5828930
If current technology were used, several major sources of potential occupational radiation exposure at fusion power stations would be quite similar to those at current light water reactor power stations. Based upon this similarity, crude estimates of doses received from various maintenance operations at fusion power reactors are made. The dose estimates reinforce the need for concurrent development of sophisticated remote maintenance devices and low-activation materials for fusion reactors. It is concluded that minimization of occupational doses can be best achieved by developing an overall maintenance strategy that combines the best features of remote techniques and low activation materials as opposed to developing one or the other exclusively.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
5828930
Report Number(s):
CONF-830609-47; ON: DE83015760
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English